Jurek, Jerry Lane

• Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
• Decided: September 10, 2008
• Docket: WR-70,461-01
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS

NO. WR-70,461-01 EX PARTE JERRY LANE JUREK, Applicant

ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

CAUSE NO. 6404 IN THE 24^TH DISTRICT COURT

FROM DEWITT COUNTY

Per curiam.

O R D E R

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 11.07 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, the clerk of the trial court transmitted to this Court this application for a writ of habeas corpus. Ex parte Young, 418 S.W.2d 824, 826 (Tex. Crim. App. 1967). Applicant was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. This Court affirmed Applicant's conviction and sentence on direct appeal. Jurek v. State, 522 S.W.2d 934 (Tex. Crim. App. 1975). His conviction was then reversed, and he was granted a new trial. Jurek v. Estelle, 623 F.2d 929 (5^th Cir. 1980) (en banc). Later, venue was transferred to Victoria County, where Applicant pleaded guilty to capital murder in cause number 81-10-10,415 and was sentenced to imprisonment for life. He did not appeal his conviction.

On July 1, 2008, Applicant filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus in DeWitt County. Applicant, however, was convicted in Victoria County, and there is no indication from the record that venue was returned to DeWitt County after he was convicted. See Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 31.08, § 1(a). "An application for a writ of habeas corpus filed after a final conviction in a felony case, other than a case in which the death penalty is imposed, must be filed with the clerk of the court in which the conviction being challenged was obtained . . . ." Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 11.07, § 3(b). Accordingly, this application is dismissed.

Filed: September 10, 2008

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